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Why We Love Sociopaths – A Guide To Late Capitalist Television
Adam Kotsko
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Description for Why We Love Sociopaths – A Guide To Late Capitalist Television
Paperback. Argues that our fascination with cold and ruthless television characters reflects a broken social contract. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: JFDT; JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 118.
Sociopaths are pervasive in contemporary television, from high-brow drama all the way down to cartoons - and of course the news as well. From the scheming Eric Cartman of South Park to the seductive imposter Don Draper of Mad Men, cold and ruthless characters captivate us, making us wish that we could be so effective and successful. Yet why should we admire characters who get ahead by being amoral and uncaring? In his follow-up to Awkwardness, Adam Kotsko argues that the popularity of the ruthless sociopath reflects our dissatisfaction with a failed social contract, showing that we believe that the ... Read more
Sociopaths are pervasive in contemporary television, from high-brow drama all the way down to cartoons - and of course the news as well. From the scheming Eric Cartman of South Park to the seductive imposter Don Draper of Mad Men, cold and ruthless characters captivate us, making us wish that we could be so effective and successful. Yet why should we admire characters who get ahead by being amoral and uncaring? In his follow-up to Awkwardness, Adam Kotsko argues that the popularity of the ruthless sociopath reflects our dissatisfaction with a failed social contract, showing that we believe that the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
107
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
108
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780990910
SKU
V9781780990910
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About Adam Kotsko
Adam Kotsko is Assistant Professor of Humanities at Shimer College, Chicago. He is the author of Zizek and Theology (2008), Politics of Redemption (2010), and Why We Love Sociopaths: A Guide to Late Capitalist Television (2012). He is the translator of Agamben's The Sacrament of Language (2010), The Highest Poverty (2013), Opus Dei (2013), Pilate and Jesus (forthcoming) and The ... Read more
Reviews for Why We Love Sociopaths – A Guide To Late Capitalist Television
What is it about our society which makes sociopaths, i.e., the kind of ruthless individuals who make their own rules, so appealing? With his usual acuity, Adam Kotsko gives an analysis of contemporary TV shows (South Park, Mad Men, The Wire, etc.) to make the case that depictions of social disconnection are especially seductive at a time when our own ... Read more